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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Online coordinator Agentmicheal <agentmichealsouthoffice@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:36:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION


                                                    I.W.C.W.W.P


ONLINE        RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
This is to inform you on the release of the international worldwide program
held on the 15th February, 2014 Due to a mix up of some numbers and emails, the
results were released this month April, 2014. Your email attached to ticket
number 21181 with serial number 7216.Winners were selected randomly from
millions of email users (addresses) around the whole world especially, Africa,
Asia some parts of Europe and South America worldwide. No tickets were sold and
no national governments or international non-governmental organizations made
Applications. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay-out of
$850,000.00 United State Dollars in cash credited to file BATCH number
CHK/1305/05/ENS.Contact your regional claims agent through this email for
security reason, with your personal details.
Mr. Taylor
O.:Email:OfficialAgent@bahamamail.com            
regional claims agent. Complete the below form and summit it
to:OfficialAgent@bahamamail.com your winning information has been provided
above.
================================================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM………………… [FULL NAME OF
WINNER]...................... [RESIDENT ADDRESS].......................
[COUNTRY/ REGION].................. [STATE].............................
[DATE OF BIRTH]...../...../......... [SEX]..........
[OCCUPATION]........................ [CURRENT EMAIL].....................
[TEL/FAX]...........................
A scanned copy of your international passport, drivers license or any form of
identification will be appreciated.
                                          
Important information’s.(1) For your information, you are not in any way
required to pay any money, anyone that required money from you is completely
fraud.(2) The only thing you are required to do, is to file out the claiming
form and send it to above email provided to you, this is a free landed lottery,
please have it in mind once you file the form and send it back, your claiming
agent, will now direct you and how your winning prize will be transfer to
you.(3) You are not in any responsible to pay any transfer changers to anyone
or any bank, the body corporate have been taking care of that, you are not in
any way to pay any money to your claiming agent because all the charges and
documentations have been approved and provide.(4) We have alert all our winners
to be away of the newest development on this issue, because of the report we
have been receiving from all over the world.
Mrs. Lindsay Mabaka
Online coordinator  
                                            <<<>>>OFICIAL LETTER>>><<<

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